Umbilical Therapy ⁽²⁾

Umbilical therapy (qifa) is a method by which medicinals are placed on the navel, with or without heating, and exert a certain therapeutic effect through transdermal delivery at the umbilical region. Ascites patients who cannot take oral medication may try umbilical therapy, but it is…

The human navel, in TCM, is also called the Shenque acupoint (Spirit Gateway point). Moxibustion and external plasters applied at the Shenque point can treat many diseases. Skillfully applying TCM's eight-principle pattern differentiation, plasters made from Chinese medicines applied externally on the navel can let…